Warm Spinach and Pear Salad With Bacon Dressing

Warm Spinach and Pear Salad With Bacon Dressing

poniedziałek, 17 lutego 2014

Warm Spinach and Pear Salad With Bacon Dressing

Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (10 ounce) bag spinach, rinsed dried and torn into bite-size pieces
• 4 slices bacon
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 small onion, diced
• 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
• 1 teaspoon spicy brown mustard
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 1 pear, cored and thinly sliced

Directions

• 1 Place spinach in large bowl.
• 2 Cook bacon in large skillet over medium-high heat until crisp.
• 3 Remove to paper towel to drain.
• 4 Discard all but 3 tablespoons of bacon drippings from skillet.
• 5 Add oil to drippings in skillet and heat.
• 6 Add onion; cook until tender, about 3 minutes.
• 7 Stir in vinegar, mustard, sugar, salt and pepper.
• 8 Bring to boiling.
• 9 Remove from heat.
• 10 Add pear to spinach.
• 11 Pour hot dressing over spinach and pear; toss well to coat.
• 12 Crumble bacon and sprinkle over salad.
• 13 Serve immediately.